New Delhi: With demand for foreign universities growing in India, a consortium of nine Canadian Universities is starting offices in Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai, Carleton University said on Tuesday.

"These offices will give us a presence in south India and help integrate our academic and research activities," said Roseann O'Reilly Runte, Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University.

The consortium includes Simon Fraser Unversity, Ryerson University, University of Guelph, University of Waterloo, University of Ottawa, Univerite Laval, University of New Brunswick, and Univeristy of Manitoba along with Carleton. IANS